Family, gifts, prayer, food and charitable giving are hallmarks of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which will be celebrated this week by millions.
HUNDREDS of muslims have come together in South Belfast to mark the start of annual Eid Al-Adha festival.
Prayers are held across the East of England to mark one of two important festivals in Islam.
Prayers were due to take place outdoors in Botanic Gardens, but rain forced the event inside.
Known as the 'Festival of the Sacrifice' Eid al-Adha is considered the holier of the two Islamic Eid festivals.
Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is the second major Muslim festival in the Islamic calendar.
There are two Eids in the Islamic calendar because "Eid" simply means a Muslim festival.